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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the guilty … . "Thanks to our Operation Integrity partnership with Attorney General Schneiderman, Mr. Wills was convicted and is … dealings. He's now in prison, paying the price," said Attorney General Schneiderman . "No public servant is above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDelaware County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Website Transparency (2025M-88)
… assistance, including tax exemptions (e.g., real property, mortgage recording and sales and use taxes), to businesses to … various types of economic and community development. In return for financial assistance, project owners who receive … over job performance, sales and use tax exemptions, mortgage recording tax exemptions and capital investments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/19/delaware-county-industrial-development-agency-project-monitoring-and-websiteDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter
… New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority and the Utility Debt Securitization Authority. The schedule will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarterOpinion 91-24
… may contract with a county to provide sewer service to properties within a county sewer district. The cost of such a … treatment plant operated by a county sewer district. The properties through which the trunk line passes in the village … town began to seek the appropriate means of charging the properties within the development a proportionate share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 99-16
… Conditions (indemnification provision in custodial bank agreement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to indemnify … MUNICIPAL LAW, §10: A town may enter into a custodial agreement under which the custodial bank will be indemnified … of an indemnification provision in a proposed custodial agreement. You indicate that the town intends to enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… (Corporation) Board of Directors (Board) distributed tickets from the Marketing and Promotional Program (Program) … Key Findings The Board did not distribute Program tickets in accordance with the New York State Gaming … Corporation officials used resources to purchase tickets that were given to Board members, management, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… $18.4 million with Boilermatic Welding Industries Inc. for boiler maintenance and repair services at Stony Brook …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 94-28
… general fund for costs associated with advance planning to study feasibility of county-wide wastewater treatment) COUNTY … a contract with an engineering firm to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing comprehensive, … exists only one sewer district within the county. The study was undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … Physicians Health Plan. $565 million with Xerox State Healthcare LLC for Medicaid administrative services and … EE Cruz & Company Inc. for the 151st Street Pedestrian Bridge over Henry Hudson Pkwy in NYC. $22.2 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015State Contract and Payment Actions in February
… to replace the center courtyard roof on the New York State Capitol in Albany County. $5 million with Elevated … University of New York $3.1 million with FAHS Construction Group Inc. to renovate the IcePlex at SUNY Morrisville. $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… officer of the St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. today was charged with stealing over $26,000 from the … checks to herself from St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. company accounts purportedly for personal and sick … found that she also forged the signature of the Ambulance Corp.’s board chairman on some of the checks. She allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Town of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution of nearly $90,000 for stealing funds from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92Opinion 96-17
… tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses … tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-g: A fire district may … for tuition expenses incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… to pre-school children in Far Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park in Brooklyn. The District … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … solely to benefit private enterprise. Give flexibility in times of emergency. The constitution’s emergency … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… York State Contract Identifiers Contract Funds Reservation Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements Agency Submission of … requirements. Those are provided in later sections of this Guide, such as XI.12 Contract Management and XI.13 … transactions, the NYS Contract Description field should be updated to capture and summarize the specific modifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term financial assistance to … After you terminate an employee and file for unemployment insurance, DOL will determine whether or not the employee is … uses the tax contribution method to fund unemployment insurance. Document your reviews thoroughly and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsCity of Troy – Budget Review (B22-5-7)
… budget’s capital plan includes unfunded equipment and vehicle purchases totaling $2,912,500. The City will issue debt to cover any general and refuse fund equipment and vehicle expenditures that are incurred and not financed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/04/city-troy-budget-review-b22-5-7Opinion 90-47
… Officers Law, §17 or §18 respectively has been equated by the courts to the duty of an insurance company to provide … town board's designation of a private road as a highway by use and the highway superintendent's power to maintain the … 482 NYS2d 68, re: §17; Hassan v Fraccola , 851 F2d 602 [2d Cir 1988], re: §18). In other words, the plain language of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Former Avon Police Chief Sentencing
… He was ordered to pay back what he stole, and he paid full restitution, amounting to over $6,000. My thanks to U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/nys-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-former-avon-police-chief-sentencing